Data analyst Jeff Asher, drawing on figures from 600 police agencies, found murders fell 18.7% in the first four months of 2026 versus the same period in 2025, which itself was already the lowest year on record. All violent crime dropped 6.4%. The rate had spiked to 6.8 per 100,000 in 2021, up 54% from its prior low of 4.4 in 2014.
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Ang murder rate ng US ay umabot sa pinakamababang antas mula nang magsimulang mag-ulat ang FBI noong 1960

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Batay sa datos mula sa 600 ahensya ng pulisya, natuklasan ng analyst na si Jeff Asher na bumaba ng 18.7% ang mga pagpatay sa unang apat na buwan ng 2026 kumpara sa parehong panahon ng 2025 — na siyang pinakamababang taon na naitala mula 1960. Ang lahat ng violent crime ay bumaba ng 6.4%. Noong 2021, ang rate ay umabot sa 6.8 bawat 100,000 — 54% na mas mataas kaysa sa naunang pinakamababang 4.4 noong 2014.

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